Vital Stats
Functioning of Legislative Assemblies of Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Rajasthan, and Telangana
The Election Commission has announced elections to five state legislative assemblies in November 2023. These states are Chhattisgarh (CG), Madhya Pradesh (MP), Mizoram (MZ), Rajasthan (RJ), and Telangana (TS). This document looks at the functioning of these state assemblies during their current terms, i.e., between 2019 and 2023.
Rajasthan met the most, Telangana the least over five years |
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Note: Duration of sittings is not available for Telangana; Three sitting days in Mizoram in 2018 have also been included. |
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Note: Data for Mizoram is not available. The state of Chhattisgarh was established in 2000, and Telangana in 2014. |
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About half of all Bills passed within a day of introduction |
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Madhya Pradesh issued 39 Ordinances over five years |
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Note: Excludes Finance and Appropriation Ordinances. |
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On average, states discussed budgets for seven days before passing |
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MLAs from Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh had 83% attendance… |
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Note: Data on attendance is not available for Mizoram and Telangana; *Attendance data for Rajasthan is available only till 2022; Attendance refers to the average for the entire term. |
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… And asked more than 100 questions on average |
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Note: Data on questions is not available for Mizoram and Telangana. Average questions refers to the average for the entire term. |
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In Madhya Pradesh, on average, men asked twice as many questions as women |
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Note: Data on attendance and questions is not available for Mizoram and Telangana; *Attendance data for Rajasthan is available only till 2022. |
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Sources: Assembly proceedings and bulletins; Assembly websites; State Gazettes, Right to Information requests; PRS. |
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